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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 1 month(s) ago

WASHINGTON, April 13 – A new "digital public library" set to launch this month aims to provide an alternative to Google for those looking for American cultural information online.
Keywords: CohenWikipediaGoogle BooksMuseumsOnlineMaterials
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Báo Dân Trí English 10 month(s) ago

Google asked a US court Friday to put an end to a long-running lawsuit over the Internet giant's massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is "not a substitute" for books themselves.
Keywords: BooksGoogle BookscopyrightbookjudgeReadersfind
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Báo Đầu Tư English 10 month(s) ago

Google asked a US court Friday to put an end to a long-running lawsuit over the Internet giant's massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is "not a substitute" for books themselves.
Keywords: BooksGoogle Bookscopyrightbookjudgeprojectdismiss
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Báo Thanh Niên English 18 month(s) ago
Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle Fire has understandably dominated the e-reader buzz this holiday season. Not everyone, though, wants all the bells and whistles, or the bulk and expense, of a full-on color tablet. They just want an e-reader in order to, you know, read.
Keywords: touchscreenGoogle BookspageWi FithoughWider
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Báo Đầu Tư English 21 month(s) ago
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Sony's timing could have been better with the Reader WiFi PRS-T1. The device, which was unveiled back at IFA in late August, is set to launch within a fortnight.
Keywords: pageGoogle BooksStorestouchscreenhavebetter
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Báo Đầu Tư English 24 month(s) ago

Online retail powerhouse Amazon on Wednesday began selling a cut-price version of its Kindle 3G electronic reader sponsored by US telecom carrier AT&T.
Keywords: Wi FibookdownloadUsersGoogle Booksby farkindle
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Báo Đầu Tư English 24 month(s) ago

The first electronic book reader designed to tap into Google's vast online library will debut in the United States on Sunday.
Keywords: debutGoogle BooksOnlineaccessThe United States
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VietnamNet English 24 month(s) ago
Google and the British Library announced Monday that the Internet search giant will digitize 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the library's collections, making up to 40 million pages from 1700 to 1870 available to the public online.
Keywords: Google BooksBooksOnlinesearcharchiveopposedownload
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VietnamNet English 44 month(s) ago
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Patrick Bazin, director of the Municipal Library of Lyon, said Google is contracted to scan the books in the library within 10 years.
Keywords: BooksfrenchscanFrench President Nicolas SarkozyGoogle BooksdigitallyDollars
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 44 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON - Three library associations have asked the Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions, the groups said on Thursday.
Keywords: The Justice DepartmentPublishersJustice DepartmentGoogle BooksThe AssociationConcernsMicrosoft
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 44 month(s) ago
WASHINGTON - Search giant Google, which is making forays into the book world, would happily sell books to readers who own Kindles or other e-readers, said Google Books engineering director Dan Clancy on Friday.
Keywords: BooksMicrosoftPublishersCriticsReadersJustice DepartmentGoogle Books
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VietnamNet English 48 month(s) ago

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it had agreed to join a coalition opposing the Google deal. Amazon and Yahoo have also joined.
Keywords: BooksGoogle BooksMicrosoftPublishersOnlinebookPeter Brantley